Bakwadi Biggest Winner As Karate Awards Return

In living up to his promise, on Saturday the karate family gathered at the Cresta Lodge in Gaborone to honour its outstanding sons and daughters.

Ofentse Bakwadi emerged as the night’s biggest winner, bagging two gongs for the senior male karateka of the year and karateka of the year. Shaykex as he is affectionately known, faced tough competition for the senior male karateka award, as he was up against Oratile Caiphus and Lemogang Koolopile. The senior female karateka of the year category had strong contenders in Lame Hetanang and Merylin Manthe, but it was Hetanang who emerged victorious.
Bakwadi told Monitor Sport he was excited about his achievement and it was a sign of hard work.